Turning Technical Experts into Multifunctional Managers of Protected Areas
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عنوان ژورنال: eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research)
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2073-106X,2073-1558
DOI: 10.1553/eco.mont1s63